tantalize
verb (used with object)
to torment with, or as if with, the sight of something desired but out of reach; tease by arousing expectations that are repeatedly disappointed.
has been tantalizing
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present perfect progressiveof tantalize (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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For months, the Steller’s sea eagle has been tantalizing North American birders with its odd eastward trek.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 5, 2021
The evidence so far has been tantalizing but circumstantial.
From Time Magazine Archive
It came while he was out, and has been tantalizing me on the library-table for four hours.
From Home Influence A Tale for Mothers and Daughters by Grace Aguilar
